Last night I watched the DVD I bought recently called "Yoga Woman." It was decent. It was a documentary with interviews with all the marquee women yoga teachers: Patricia Walden, Seane Corn, Angela Farmer, Donna Farhi, Colleen Saidman Yee, and others. One thing I noticed was that except for maybe Seane Corn and Donna Farhi, … Continue reading Feel Like a Natural Woman
I Do Not Need An IPhone
This morning started with a massive software upload that now allows me into the CLOUD. My Touch and my Ipad now have new apps, and everything syncs with everything without the computer. All I have to do is plug my Touch or my Ipad in to recharge it and it syncs with everything across platforms. … Continue reading I Do Not Need An IPhone
Sunday Dinner
Much to my delight, G has been bitten by the trail running bug. Last weekend we participated in the Ives Run Trail Challenge and we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves,-- which is saying something, because neither of us like to run. But for some reason, running in the woods feels better, less like work, and more … Continue reading Sunday Dinner
October leaves
Today we drove to Corning to buy food and for other assorted stuff. It was cloudy and windy and rainy. As we lugged groceries from car to kitchen, I thought about getting out the crock pot, making stew, getting into my pjs and sipping wine by the fire. A few days ago, G took this … Continue reading October leaves
Musing About Yoga And Belly Fat
I am currently teaching a class called: Yoga for Core Stability and Strength. This is not the first time I have taught a series with the word "Core" in the title, but every time I do, the issue of belly fat rears its ugly head. Here's what I see in almost all my classes: As … Continue reading Musing About Yoga And Belly Fat
Pedestrians Have The Right-of-Way
I can remember a time, and it wasn't all that long ago, that I would take my good old time sauntering across the street(oh yes I would) in the crosswalk (takin' my time), walkin' with the light (check my hips), while cars waiting to turn into the lane where I was walking (yeah, you wait, … Continue reading Pedestrians Have The Right-of-Way
Empathy
Today I had to take Boomer to the vet for her annual shots. As I sat in the waiting room a couple came in carrying a small dog. It looked like some kind of wire-haired terrier, small, white, with some black markings. I never talk to people in the vet's office unless it is clear … Continue reading Empathy
Putting Your Body Where Your Beliefs Are
I had a great conversation in my Yoga Lounge tonight after the Gentle Stretch class. One of my students, Frank, told me that after watching a particularly distasteful video of a policeman spraying a woman in the face with pepper spray in NYC at the Occupy Wall St. demonstration, he decided that he had to … Continue reading Putting Your Body Where Your Beliefs Are
The Mark of a Warrior
It has now been almost two weeks since I returned from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika training I took with Yoganand at Jai Yoga in Philadelphia. After that training I started changing a lot of things in my life, namely: my practice, my food, and the intensity of my cardio workouts. In the space of two … Continue reading The Mark of a Warrior
Ives Run Trail Challenge
Oh man, I am so tired tonight. It might have something to do with this glass of champagne I am sipping on , or the long soak in the hot tub that happened before the champagne. Or maybe it was the super-stim of a houseful of people all weekend and all the non-stop barking of … Continue reading Ives Run Trail Challenge
Inspiration Location 